# BootstrapLabs

> BootstrapLabs is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 69 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 69
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last fund: Jan 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/bootstraplabs
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bootstraplabs
- Website: http://bootstraplabs.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bootstraplabs

BootstrapLabs is a leading early-stage Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco focused on Applied AI - that was founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. The firm understands firsthand the needs and challenges of building a startup, and invests early in potentially disruptive Applied AI technology startups with global potential. And isuncovering the future by investing in Applied AI. Key sectors of interest include Transportation, Logistic, Energy, FinTech, Future of Work (FoW), Security, Internet of Things (IoT), HealthTech, and others.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$4.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $2M–$2.6M |
| Series A | $5M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 16 | 23% |
| Software | 11 | 16% |
| Machine Learning | 11 | 16% |
| Analytics | 7 | 10% |
| SaaS | 5 | 7% |

87 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 30 | 43% |
| Series A | 12 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 4% |
| Series B | 3 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 35 | 51% |
| Estonia | 1 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Levy | Co-Founder and General Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-levy |
| Ari Valtanen | Global Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-valtanen |
| Cilla Jelf | Lead Developer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cilla-jelf |
| Fabio Ficano | Head of BootstrapLabs Venture Studio for Climate & Energy | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabio-ficano |
| Luigi Congedo | Venture Capital Principal & Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luigi-congedo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Looq AI | Looq AI is an enterprise software company that offers 3D survey and mapping services using artificial intelligence. | $2.6M | Seed | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| Hayden AI | Hayden AI’s mission is to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that enable the automated enforcement of bus lanes and stops—accelerating public transit, improving street safety, and advancing a more sustainable urban future. |  | Series B | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| Hayden AI | Hayden AI’s mission is to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies that enable the automated enforcement of bus lanes and stops—accelerating public transit, improving street safety, and advancing a more sustainable urban future. | $53M | Series B | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Pryon | Pryon is an artificial intelligence company focused on enterprise knowledge management. Its natural language processing platform transforms unstructured data into experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed. Pryon’s automated machine learning engines deliver rapid time to value by enriching existing content. Thisno-code approach prevents operational disruption and allows organizations to quickly maximize the business value trapped within their information assets. Pryon was founded by Igor Jablokov, whose previous company defined the state of the art for AI assistants and was acquired by Amazon to form the basis for Alexa. | $100M | Series B | Sep 19, 2023 |  |
| Charm Solutions | Charm Solutions wants to revolutionise the loan process by harnessing data's potential to give analytics, actionable insights, simplified decisioning, and a dedication to assisting businesses in growing. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| Southie Autonomy | Southie Autonomy develops a robot software that enables any industrial robot to be re-purposed and re-deployed by any person even without robotics expertise or even computer skills. It aims to help businesses recoup ROI faster by lowering time, cost, and skill barriers, in applications like kitting, palletizing, and simple assembly. The companywas founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $2.5M | Seed | May 09, 2022 |  |
| Southie Autonomy | Southie Autonomy develops a robot software that enables any industrial robot to be re-purposed and re-deployed by any person even without robotics expertise or even computer skills. It aims to help businesses recoup ROI faster by lowering time, cost, and skill barriers, in applications like kitting, palletizing, and simple assembly. The companywas founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $2.5M | Seed | May 09, 2022 |  |
| Rabot | We aim to revolutionize work using accessible tech. Creating smarter ways for people, machines, and systems to work together. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| Rabot | We aim to revolutionize work using accessible tech. Creating smarter ways for people, machines, and systems to work together. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2022 |  |
| Pryon | Pryon is an artificial intelligence company focused on enterprise knowledge management. Its natural language processing platform transforms unstructured data into experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed. Pryon’s automated machine learning engines deliver rapid time to value by enriching existing content. Thisno-code approach prevents operational disruption and allows organizations to quickly maximize the business value trapped within their information assets. Pryon was founded by Igor Jablokov, whose previous company defined the state of the art for AI assistants and was acquired by Amazon to form the basis for Alexa. | $12M |  | Nov 24, 2021 |  |

10 of 69 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Autotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Good Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Breyer Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breyer-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BootstrapLabs invest in?

BootstrapLabs invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 69 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BootstrapLabs's check size?

BootstrapLabs typically joins rounds of $1M–$4.5M at Seed, $2M–$2.6M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BootstrapLabs participates in.

### How do I contact BootstrapLabs?

Public channels for BootstrapLabs include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BootstrapLabs?

The team at BootstrapLabs includes Benjamin Levy (Co-Founder and General Partner), Ari Valtanen (Global Venture Partner) and Cilla Jelf (Lead Developer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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